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1942-01-05 | Soviets at Eupatoria | German forces prevent Soviets from landing troops in Southern Ukraine | Read about 'Soviets at Eupatoria' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Soviets at Eupatoria' | ||
1941-12-25 | Nimitz assumes command | Admiral Chester W Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet | Read about 'Nimitz assumes command' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Nimitz assumes command' | ||
1941-12-23 | Wake Island Occupied | Japanese forces occupy Wake Island. | Read about 'Wake Island Occupied' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wake Island Occupied' | ||
1941-12-21 | Sinking of HMS Audacity | Sinking of the HMS Audacity by the U-751 while excorting convoy HG76 | Read about 'Sinking of HMS Audacity' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of HMS Audacity' | ||
1941-12-13 | Cape Bon | Four Royal Navy destroyers using Radar and cover of darkness, surprise two Italian cruisers. In a brief, furious encounter both cruisers are sunk by close range torpedo and shell fire. | Read about 'Cape Bon' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cape Bon' | ||
1941-12-10 | HMS Repulse Sunk | Attacked and sunk by 86 Japanese bombers and torpedo bombers. Repulse was fatally hit and soon developed a severe list to port over a period of about six minutes. It was clear that she was sinking, and sinking fast. | Read about 'HMS Repulse Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Repulse Sunk' | ||
1941-12-10 | Philippines Campaign | Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland. | Read about 'Philippines Campaign' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Philippines Campaign' | ||
1941-12-09 | Japanese Ships Attacked | The 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon. | Read about 'Japanese Ships Attacked' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese Ships Attacked' | ||
1941-12-08 | Wake Island Attacked | 27 Japanese medium "Nell" bombers flown from bases on Kwajalein in the Marshall Island group attacked Wake Island, destroying eight of the 12 F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft belonging to Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-211 on the ground. | Read about 'Wake Island Attacked' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wake Island Attacked' | ||
1941-12-08 | Batan Island Landing | The Japanese 14th Army began its invasion of the Philippines with a landing on Batan Island (not to be confused with Bataan Peninsula), 190 km off the north coast of Luzon | Read about 'Batan Island Landing' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Batan Island Landing' |
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